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Kewpie doll™ — [Kewpie doll] (also Kewpie)noun a US make of child’s ↑doll with a fat, happy face, big eyes and a curl of hair on the top of its head. The name comes from Cupid, the god of love. Kewpie dolls were … Useful english dictionary
Kewpie Doll — can refer to any of the following:*Kewpie doll (toy), a particular style of doll, awarded as a carnival prize and often collected * Kewpie Doll (song) , a song recorded by Perry Como and Frankie Vaughan, among others … Wikipedia
kewpie doll — n. [< KEWPIE] a doll like a Kewpie … English World dictionary
kewpie doll — /kūˈpi dol/ noun A plump baby doll with a topknot of hair ORIGIN: ↑Cupid … Useful english dictionary
Kewpie doll — Celluloid Kewpie doll. They were made from 1913 on. Kewpie dolls and figurines are based on comical strip like illustrations by Rose O Neill that appeared in Ladies Home Journal in 1909. The small dolls were extremely popular in the early 1900s.… … Wikipedia
kewpie doll — n an excessively cute and/or overdressed or over made up girl or woman. The original American Kewpie Doll (a trademark name based on Cupid) is a fairy like baby. In Australia the name is used as rhyming slang for moll in the sense of a prostitute … Contemporary slang
Kewpie doll (toy) — Kewpie dolls and figurines are based on comic strip like illustrations by Rose O Neill that appeared in Ladies Home Journal in 1909. The small dolls were extremely popular in the early 1900s. They were first produced in Ohrdruf, a small town in… … Wikipedia
Kewpie Doll (song) — Kewpie Doll is a popular song written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett.In the United States, the most popular version was a recording by Perry Como; in the United Kingdom, Como s version competed with a version recorded by Frankie Vaughan.Como… … Wikipedia
kewpie doll — kew|pie doll [ˈkju:pi dɔl US da:l] n also kewpie [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Kewpie, a trademark, from cupid] a type of plastic ↑doll from America with a fat body and a curl of hair on its head … Dictionary of contemporary English
Kewpie doll{™} — (also Kewpie) n a US make of child’s doll with a fat, happy face, big eyes and a curl of hair on the top of its head. The name comes from Cupid, the god of love. Kewpie dolls were in the past often given as prizes for games of skill at fairs.… … Universalium
